Name: Le Lombard
(Belgian publishing corporation).Personal dates: Founded in 1946 by Raymond
Leblanc (1915-2008). Taken over by Dargaud in 2008.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please
look under Lombard in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation's production is divided
between issues in French and Dutch (Flemish).

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in
2007. Stopped in 2014 after 8 issues.

The stories unfold in the
Middle East's so-called Holy Land during the crusades between Christians
and Muslims. Some of the many occurring characters are the Christian
knight Gregory of Arcos and the Muslim sultan Ab'dul Razim.